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Background
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. The IRC has been working in Uganda since 1998 supporting refugees and vulnerable host communities. IRC Uganda has a country office in Kampala and field offices in Arua/Madi Okollo, Kyegegwa, Lamwo, Kiryandongo, Yumbe, and Kampala urban. The current country program portfolio includes health and nutrition, protection and rule of law, women’s protection and empowerment, education, and economic recovery and development.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Signpost operating in Uganda as Tubulire, a Luganda word that means “Tell us” is an innovative digital initiative providing the humanitarian community with a platform to reach refugees, asylum seekers and crisis-affected communities around the world with accessible information. Signpost programming takes a holistic approach to address information needs in Kampala. Signpost is a useful information resource for people in need fosters more in-depth community, more trust, and, most importantly, more utility for its users. Signpost/Tubulire enable refugees and asylum-seekers and vulnerable host community members to put across their questions and concerns and to receive the information they need to make informed choices about their lives in multiple languages.
The IRC seeks to hire a consultant under the project, to help implement content strategy and assigning, line and copy editing, and reviewing content for Signpost’s site/app, blog, and Facebook page.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Signpost Consultant’s main responsibility is to provide technical leadership and support for the Signpost platform and project. In collaboration with the Editorial Officer, this includes helping develop and implement the content strategy and ensuring content is accurate, complete, easy to understand, and engaging. The Signpost Consultant is also responsible for using IRC’s content management system (Contentful) and other tools to work with Field Editors to usher content from the first draft through editing and translation and ultimately to its final, published form. S/he will provide overall leadership on the Signpost strategy and implementation, including use of project management tools to keep the project organized and on track.
Content Management and quality assurance
Signpost’s content management and distribution strategy.
Monitoring and reporting
Social media content creation
DELIVERABLES:
DURATION / PAYMENT
IRC shall make payment every two months in three tranches of delivery and final payments are to be made within 30 days upon completion of deliverables as per the above and receipt of the invoice. The IRC shall pay the Consultant for a maximum of 5 months (October 2024- February 2025).
Minimum Qualifications:
Requirements:
Gender Equality & Equal Opportunity
We are committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer generous benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances. We welcome and strongly encourage qualified female professionals to apply.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value diversity in our organization. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request reasonable accommodation.
Professional Standards
IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability and Equality. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
NB: This advert will close on 19th September 2024.
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